Budapest to Tallinn

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Budapest to Tallinn. From €129.94, fastest 5h 22m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Budapest to Tallinn costs €129.94 at the cheapest and takes 5h 22m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,420 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,420 km
Fastest
5h 22m
Average
5h 31m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€129.94
CO2 per passenger
349.3 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 34m2h 24m3h 10m€141.15349.3 kg2
  • 5h 34mFastest, by Flight
  • €141.15Cheapest, by Flight
  • 349.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,420 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€129.94
  1. Air Baltic AB584407:301h 59m09:29Budapest BUDRiga RIX
  2. Air Baltic AB306711:1247m11:59Riga RIXTallinn TLL

Changes at Riga, with 103 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 7h 39mCO2 350.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€146.46
  1. Wizz Air WA555806:442h 24m09:08Budapest BUDTallinn TLL

Door to door 5h 34mCO2 349.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€132.89
  1. ČD D506807:304h 51m12:21Budapest KeletiMokotów station
  2. FlixBus FB959114:0313h 26m03:29P+R NadarzynTallinn Bussijaam

Changes at Mokotów, with 102 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 20h 43mCO2 46.6 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Budapest to Tallinn
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Budapest to TallinnSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€260.92€251.48€217.26€217.85€316.97€214.90€196.61€165.34€168.88€141.15€178.91€241.45€188.35€147.64
Train€285.24€277.54€165.34€220.89€276.99€266.54€187.89€193.39€153.24€158.19€163.69€209.34€189.54€170.29

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €129.94

The trip ends at Tallinn Balti jaam. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Tallinn Balti jaam

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Budapest to Tallinn

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €139.9790 days
  2. €96.5960 days
  3. €99.3445 days
  4. €97.6930 days
  5. €144.1021 days
  6. €147.6414 days
  7. €187.897 days
  8. €165.343 days
  9. €260.921 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €96.59.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 170 percent. The most expensive point is €260.92, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€260.92€96.591371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €165.34Sun
  2. €153.24Mon
  3. €141.15Tue
  4. €163.69Wed
  5. €209.34Thu
  6. €188.35Fri
  7. €147.64Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €165.34Sep
  2. €127.39Oct
  3. €113.64Nov
  4. €119.69Dec
  5. €113.09Jan
  6. €101.62Feb

The route

BudapestBudapestTallinnTallinn
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,420 km against 1,379 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Kraków, Warsaw, Mokotów, Riga. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Budapest at 06:44 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Budapest

Rail
  • Budapest Keleti
  • Budapest-Déli railway station
  • Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Bus
  • Budapest Nepliget
  • Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
Air
  • BUD
Ferry
  • Dock 42
  • Dráva utca

Tallinn

Rail
  • Tallinn Balti jaam
  • Tallinn Baltic Station
  • Tallinn-Väike railway station
Bus
  • Tallinn Bussijaam
  • Viru Bussiterminal
Air
  • TLL
Ferry
  • Tallinn D Terminal
  • Tallinn

TLL is not in Tallinn, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Tallinn

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Wizz Air€131.715h 22m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Wizz Air
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€102.5079%
Taxes€18.4514%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€129.94100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Tallinn?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Budapest to Tallinn

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Budapest to Tallinn?

The fastest journey from Budapest to Tallinn takes 5h 22m door to door, of which 2h 24m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Budapest to Tallinn?

The cheapest fare from Budapest to Tallinn is €129.94, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €175.37. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Budapest to Tallinn?

The cheapest way from Budapest to Tallinn is by flight, at €141.15 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Budapest to Tallinn?

Fares from Budapest to Tallinn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €96.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 170 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Budapest to Tallinn?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Budapest to Tallinn, at €141.15. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Budapest to Tallinn?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Budapest to Tallinn, at €101.62 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Budapest to Tallinn?

1 operators sell services from Budapest to Tallinn across 1 mode: Wizz Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Budapest to Tallinn?

20 percent of the services we sell from Budapest to Tallinn are direct. The rest connect at Kraków, Warsaw, Mokotów, Riga, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Budapest to Tallinn use?

Services from Budapest to Tallinn by flight leave from Budapest BUD and arrive at Tallinn TLL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Budapest to Tallinn?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Budapest to Tallinn allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Budapest to Tallinn on September 12, 2026: 1420 km of route against 1379 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €129.94, and 5h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Tallinn is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

What to book in Tallinn before you go

Day trips that leave Tallinn in the morning and cover a good part of Estonia by evening.

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